Research Groups

The research groups at USPCAS-E are working on the continuous evolution of research in response to the opportunities generated by new technology and methods. Members of these group include faculty and researchers from different energy backgrounds. Following are the main research groups at USPCAS-E:

Research Groups	Research Themes	Lead Member	Email
Solar Energy	Solar Thermal, Solar Photovoltaic, PV-Thermal	Dr. Adeel Waqas	[email protected]
Advanced Energy Materials	Nanomaterials, Photovoltaic, Fuel Cells, Thermal Barrier Coatings, Thin Films	Dr. Zuhair S Khan	[email protected]
Energy Storage and Conversion	Baterries, Supercapacitors, Carbon Capture	Dr. Naseem Iqbal	[email protected]
Biofuel	Micro Algae Cultivation, Biomass Gasification, Production of Biodiesel	Dr. Rabia Liaquat	[email protected]
Fossil Fuels	Clean Coal Technology, Fischer Tropsch Synthesis, Coal Gasification, Combustion	Dr. Asif Hussain Khoja	[email protected]
Thermal Energy Systems	Power Plants, Thermal Fluids, Thermal Energy Storage, Heat Enhancement, Heat Exchanger	Dr. Majid Ali	[email protected]
Turbomachinary	Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines, Wind Turbines	Dr. Adeel Javed	[email protected]
Green Buildings	Energy Audits	Dr. Bilal Sajid	[email protected]
SPRING (Smart Power Research & Innovation Network Group)	Designing and Integration of Energy Systems, Computational Modeling of Power Systems, Multi-Microgrid, Virtual Power Plants, Electric Power System Optimization, Smart Distribution Network Simulation, Planning, Scheduling and Operation.	Dr. Syed Ali Abbas Kazmi	[email protected]
Smart Grids and Electricity Markets	Modeling and Simulation of Emerging Electric Power Markets. Internet of Things for Smart Grids. Monitoring, Protection and Control of Smart Grids. Optimal Planning and Operations of Evolving National Power Grid.	Dr. Kashif Imran	[email protected]
High Voltage and Power Systems	High Voltage Testing of Novel Insulator Materials. Applications of Optimization and Machine Learning Techniques for Power Systems Solutions. Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Power Systems.	Dr. Abraiz Khattak	[email protected]
Advanced Power Electronics and Control	Advanced Power Electronics and Control applications in Wind Turbines, EV/HEV, PV systems, reliability, harmonics and adjustable speed drives.	Dr. Hassan Abdullah Khalid	[email protected]
Energy Economics & Policy	Economic and Policy Aspects of Energy, Energy Finance Analysis, Environment and Climate	Dr. Kafait Ullah	[email protected]